Giorgio Zanetti - Vice Rector "Teaching and Student Affairs"

Giorgio Zanetti, 53, is responsible for issues relating to teaching, an area that holds particular interest for the specialist in internal medicine and infectiology. "I began teaching very early in my career, before I took on responsibility for actually organising courses."

He took over the reins at the School of Medicine almost six years ago. "It was no longer simply about passing on specific skills but looking at the student’s entire experience, understanding how they live and what they need.

My role as Vice Rector allows me to broaden that out to the entire university. It’s a way of extending my involvement in and commitment to teaching and students," he says happily.

Giorgio Zanetti was head of the Hospital Preventive Medicine Department and senior physician in the Department of Infectious Diseases. One of his tasks was to coordinate CHUV’s plan for caring for patients infected with the Ebola virus. "Over the course of my career I have frequently managed crises and brought together people from a wide range of backgrounds."